John Bennett Hill (May 31, 1893 – December 9, 1977) was an American racing driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1922, he won a 100-mile race in Berkeley. He made 66 AAA Championship Car starts, capturing five wins and seven poles.
Hill was a specialist at board track racing — all his wins and poles were recorded on this type of track, which features a racing surface composed of wooden planks. He was credited with third place in the 1923 and 1924 national championships and fourth place in 1926. He started eight times in the Indianapolis 500 and started fifth in 1924 driving a Miller.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 Results
YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired19207 8 90.550 10 17 115 0 Crash T4192121 15 79.13 15 8 200 0 Running192335 18 91.200 16 19 44 0 Crankshaft19249 5 104.840 5 18 176 0 Crash T119253 13 104.167 15 18 69 0 Rear spring192616 7 105.876 7 12 136 0 Flagged19274 9 112.013 10 28 26 0 Shackle bolt193368 19 110.264 30 22 158 0 RodTotals 924 0 Starts8Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 50Top 101Retired6
References
Sources
Rick Popely with L. Spencer Riggs, Indianapolis 500 Chronicle